Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-30

Large Areas Around Warrington sub
divided into Building Leu.

SUBURBAN SUBDIVISIONS BROUGHT INTO THE MARKET
THE CAPITAL CRY EXTENDING BEYOND RS BOUNDS
NEW RESIDENCES 10 BIZ RRHcTKD.
new subdivision OF country property was
placed on the market during the past week II
comprises the seventeen acres Of the country
place of Mr.. Harvey L Page, which lies along
Rock Creek south OF the Linnean Hill road, q con-
| unuation OF Park avenue in Mount Pleasant.
| This new subdivision will be known as Rosemont.
The rapidfty with which the land lying outside OF
the bounds OF the city has been plated during the
past few years has been noted from time to time
in The STAR, but its extent is not very generally
| known or appreciated. Gradually q new city is
being laid out, which, in the extent OF the acre
age viii probably equal in size the city proper.
1t will be OF interest To give list OF the suburban
subdivisions already made or in contemplation,
| with the number Of acres contained In each. and
then. by comparison with the number OF acres
lying within the bounds Of the city, an accurate
idea may be obtained of the new city which is
n nss,,rai 20 back some years. to the
TO the extent OF the city as originally laid out, the
movement in this direction began at a COMPARE
lively p," recent period. The LAYING out Of Mount
Mr.. $; P. Brown about the year 1871, may be
| regarded as the pioneer suburban subdivision
When there was actual settlement, but the great
bulk OF the work OF subuividing has been done
during the past four or five years. The past year,
activity In suburban property, and large acreage
during that time has been divided up into building
| lots
THR sUBDrvrpEp TRACTS
| For the sake OF clearness in locating the sub.
divisions, the names Of the tracts OF land will be
given which are most generally known. Begin.
| ming on the extreme west, there Is the new
| addition to West Washington, "Burleigh" con-
.alning IS acres and adjoining It on the west is
laid out. Then following the course Of Nassach,l-
sets avenue extended from Boundary to the Ten
Heights, containing SO acres; Belair, 40 acres;
the Morton tract, &c acres; the Cfssel tract,
Weston IS acres sns Kenra 50
Varnen tract, 80 acres; the Brooke tract 81 acres;
College villa, 81 acres; Nourse tract. los acres;
east there is Woodley PARK, 1o4 acres; washing.
ton Heights % acres; Rosemont, IL acres; the
80
Heights, 80 acres; Eslin, 80 acres; Meridian HIN;
l1o acres; Chaplin Browns tract Is acres; Mount
acres; Columbian college, north and south
grounds, SO acres; Columbia Heights, lei
aa1 sa,so tract 19
ant, and divided into villa sites from to acres
each, about go acres; A. X. shepherds subdivi-
ion, west OF 9TH street road and north OF Bright
wood, l3S acres; Marshall Browns tract 1872 acres:
Petworth, 205 acres; Whitney Close, 40 acres;
Howard University, ITO acres; LeDroit Park, 20
acres; UniOntown, 100 acres; Garffeld, ITO acres,
and Barry Farm, 400 acres.
THE ACREAGE OF THE SUBDIVISIONS
as given above, may not be exact but the figures
are as near exact as 1t was possible to obtain
them. There are some small subdivisions which
are probably not in the list, but the figures given
are sufficiently accurate to afford very fair est1.
mate OF the amount OF land which has been or is
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these suburban subdivisions, All OF which are in
side the District lines is $50 acres. This amount
| however, includes the land devoted to streets
which, as general rule, is considered to be about
one-iouth OF the entire acreage in subdivision,
SO that to obtain the actual building space
this proportional reduction should be made. II
the plan for the extension Of the city streets as
shown on the recent map Of Co.. Ludlows should
| be carried out, all the suburban streets would be
considerably wfdened, and in that case the pro-
portion OF space devoted to streets and avenues
would probably be nearer one-third than one
fourth.
In the plan Of the city as originally laid out and
as existing At the present time, there z, l0l
acres WITHIN IN the bounds OF the city, OF which
nues, 54l acres TO public reservations and 3,o16
acres were subdivfded into city lots and divided
the land
| oUTsIDE THE DISTRICT LIMITS.
! In addition to the suburban subdivisions given
ABOVE there has been great deal OF land lying
near to the District lines but outside, that has
| been laid out into town-sites. Six miles from the
city on the Metropolitan Branch or the B. and U.
Railroad is Takona Park, small part Of which lies
within the District lines. There are now some 22Z
acres subdiv1ded into city lots, and it Is proposed
to make additions which Will bring the total acre.
age up 10 nearly 1000 acres. Three miles farther
along on the railroad is Forest Glen, where there
are 100 acres within the subdivision belonging to
the Forest Glen Improvement Co., and on the
| opposite side OF the railroad Mr.. Fred. Pratt and
others have recently subdivided LIS acres in addi-
| ton. Passing on two or three miles farther, Car
rett Park Is reached, where there are 500 acres
owned and Sub1iyided by the Metropolitan Invest
ment CO. on the Washington Branch OF the same
road at HyattSVllle there are over 407 acres SUBJ
| divided, and on the Washington and Ohio Rail-
road, which runs to Leesburg;va., there are LIS
acres subdtvided at Carlin Springs and 900 acres
at Dunn-Loring. There are other small tracts OF
land adjacent TO the city which have been sub
divided, but the above gives fair idea OF the ex-
ding the 2,419 acres OF land contained within the
above subdivisions outside OF the District line TO
L. d total OF $500 acres which have been divided
up into city lots and which have been placed on
| this market.
| SELLING SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
A. 8. Pratt Sons representing syndicate,
have purchased large tract OF land lying along
! the Metropolitan Branch Of the Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad, extending from Linden station
| nearly to Knowles Station. There are 365 acres
embraced in this tract, and they have subdivided
selling off In buiidinf iotS Tne hsgs asDosed a Of
about 500, 600 fee in the last few weeks.
Fitch, Fox Brown, who are the agents for Mr..
| Gardiner g. Hubbard's subdivision OF "Belair"
which lies between KalOrama Heights and Rock
Creek, report that during the week past that this
property Uetu Oh Tic mafkeI, the SAFES nave
| amounted to Sl07,75O.
Messrs HuIty q Dyer, the agentsf for ..Bureigh,n
| the new subdivision adjoining West washington
on the west, report that they have made large
sales OF this property during the past two weeks
| A syndicate OF prominent gentlemen have pur-
chased, through MeSSrS. Walker & Wilson. for
$75 600, the Brooks estate OF 134 acres at BROOKS
| Station, on the Metropolitan Branch Railroad,
about two miles north OF the city and Immediately
| opposite the proposed Catholic University. They
Will lay it out in streets and avenues and other
wise improve, and then place it On the market. A
handsome depot Will be erected at the station.
The park will be lighted by electricity and con-
nected with the city by telephone.
XIs. JAMES HoBANs HOUSE.
Mr.. Henry Ii. Law, architect, has prepared plans
for new house on Massachusetts avenue between
18th and 18th streets northwest, Tor Mrs. James
HOban. The structure will be three-storieS and
basement In height and the front will be all OF
Potomac sandstone with corniceS OF the same
material The roof will be combination OF man
sard and fiat, handsomely TILED. The house has q
frontage on the avenue OF about % feet and O
depth OF Il feet. 1t will cost about $4,000
IN COLONIAL STYLE.
Among the attractive residences being erected
In the country around Washington is that which
Mrs. Jarlin, wife OF the late Armand Jardin, is
soon to build at Laurel Md, from designs OF r, F.
Schneider, architect 1t Will have width of 40
feet By depth of so feet and will be built OF brick
In the quaint colonial STYLE An octagon tower OF
brick occupies one corner and extends TO the third
floor and at this height cornice Is formed which
is the base OF slated third story The roof OF this
odd and picturesque tower merges from the
octagon form to round or beilshaped